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paign from Fort Henry to Corinth. The
combined forces of Van Dorm and Price ag-
0reqated % 900 men. The returns Of Grants
army show that he had 5000 effective
troops, 1000 Of whom were under Rose
Grams at Corinth and $4,000 under Ord at
Bolivar. The forward movement OF the Con-
federates began from Pocahontas, twenty
miles northwest Of Corinth, on the LIST OF o.
tober, and at 10 O'Clock on the morning of the
Sd the two armies were confronting each
other in line Of battle.
Gen. Van Dorn's intention was TO open tbs
attack by an assault with Lovell's division On
the left Of Rosecrans, in the hope that the
latter would strengthen that position by
Withdrawing troops from his right, where
upon Price was to swing around and make
the principal aszault on that weak point
Rosecrans, being spprised OF the approach Of
the enemy, had taken position that ives
defended by q line OF new and strong in
trenchments which had been constructed
| within the old Notifications, and nearer the
town
His forces consisted of two divisions Of his
own army under Stanley and Hamilton, and
| two divisions Of the Army Of the Tenne8ee,
commanded by Davies and Mexican Hamil-
| ton was on the right, Davies In the center and
Mexican on the left, with Stanley In reserve.
| The engagement began about 10o1clock, when
| Lowell, who had the Confederate right, en-
counterad HcKeanis and Davies divisions
/ near the outer works, penetrated q broad gap
between the two and forced back the Union
/ line TO the inner redoubta- Prices coTpz
made another attack upon Davies division
later, driving Il back upon battery
/ Rcbinett, where At sunset the dghtfns
ceased for ths day, Gen Price belisv-
ing that his men were not equal 70 fur
thar exertio1 owing TO the fact that they had
| previously marched many miles Withou.
| water, and were utterly exhausted. OF thil
incident Gen Van Dorm says. Il saw viii
regret the sun sink below the horizon as thG
last shot Of our sharpshooters followed ths
retreating foe into their innermost lines. Ons
hour more Of daylight and victory would
have soothed our grief for the los of the
gallant dead who sleep on that Lost but no
diShonored 6eld." Col Francis VintoI
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Green's, Of the United States army, describ-
ing the results Of the day. says: "The battle
had been most encouraging for the Coz
federats armR Rosecrans had been driven
back for distance Of about two miles, and
bad taken refuge IN the redOubts just outzids
Of the town. The ConfedsEates passed the
night within . few hundred yards Of these
redoabts, and thsy hoped On the morrow TO
complete the destruction Of the Union array.
This army, however, was by no means de-
moralized or disheartsned; and during the
night its position was 50 rearranged as to
make a strong defense In the morning.
McKsans division was placed on the ex-
treme left, south Of the Memphis railroad |;
Stanley took post across that road to defend
batteries Williams and Robinett, Davies
moved to the northwest Of the town and
Hamilton's division formed the extreme
right. Rosecrans' force OF %, 600 men was,
therefore, concentrated on the orc of a circle
around Corinth les than two miles In length,
and the prominent points Of the line were de-
Tended by strong redoubts-
Van Dorm had also rearranged his troops
during the night, Lowell being placed on the
south Of the Memphis railroad. Maury ID
front Of battery Robinett and Prics's corps
on the left. The plan was for Gen. Herbert
on the extreme left to begin action at day
light, and, pivoting on his right, swing his
Maury's batteries were to open on battery
Robinett.
The order was not executed, and the center
becoming engaged the plan was disarranged.
Some Of the most desperate fighting Of the
war, however, followed. The troops pitted
against each other were veterans, and the
struggle between them was not unfrequently
at close Quarters When one Of the
assaulting columns swept up to charge
the Union center IL was in the face
If fearful storm Of shot and shell from the
great guns in Forts Williams and Chapman,
but. filing the gaps in the ranks as fast a.
they were made, they dashed forward on the
full run. A Federal officer who was present
says Of the Confederates: when cur infantry
opened on them they marched steadily to
death with their faces averted, like men striv-
ing to protect themselves from driving
storm Of hail" The assailing column pressed
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him than barren victory represented by the
debris Of carefully planned and well con-
summAted evacuation. Besuregard had
made his arrangements to this end days BE-
fore The sick and wounded were asnt on
by railway; the heavy artillery and valuable
stores were removed with equal delibsration,
and detailed instructions were issued
regarding the movement and subsequent
march. On the 18th Of May the fnal
order was issued, which required, among
other precautions, that SWheneVer the rail-
road engines whistle during the night near
the intrenchments, the troops in the vicinity
viii cheer repeatedly, e. though REINFORCE
ments had been received;" and before day
light the last vestigs Of southern troops had
disappeared, with the exception OF . small
rear guard. When at 8 O'Clock In the morn
ing the Federal troops entered the town they
found only the abandoned camp sites. Beau
regard continued his retreat to Tupelo Hiss,
without any serious conflict and with the loss
Of comparatively few prisoners. The oues-
ton has been well asked without satisfactory
reply, why did not Halleck, by Q rapid
movement, then push forward, establish his
base ON the Mississippi while there was an OPP
portunity, and thus save the life and treasure
expended in the capture OF Vicksburg q year
laterP Meanwhile other important events
were giving a new shape to the campaign.
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on and captured the battery, throwing the
whole of Davies division in confusion, but it
was only for a moment. The Fifty-sixth
Illinois, suddenly rising from its cover in q
ravine, poured in terrible volley, and, with
q shout and counter charge, the enemy were
driven from the redoubt. Gen. Rosecrans,
speaking of this affair to the Army Of the
Cumberland, said: "Recollect that there are
hardly any troops In the world that will
stand bayonet charge"
On the left there was another desperate con-
hict. 1t was essential to the success Of the
Confederates that they should take battery
Robinett. To do this they were compelled
to march across a rugged ravine, through
dense thickets and over an ahattis, exposed
all the way to the concentrated fire of bat
teries Robinett and Williams The attempt
seemed audacious, and the daring was some
thing sublime. One Of Maury's brigades is in
the lead, and they push forward, stumbling
over the wounded and the dead. Cor w. p.
Rogers, of the Second Texas, reaches the
parapet, with his revolver in one hand and
battle flag In the other, and for an instant it
floats side by side with the flag Of the Union,
then the brave officer falls dead in his tracks
Another brigade swarms over the breastwork
and fills the redoubt. And now a terrible
hand to hand conflict ensues. Bayonets
are used, muskets are dubbed, and men
are even knocked down with fists.
Finally the Confederates give way and
hurriedly fall back to the cover OF the
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Indiana FiIIbusserlnx.

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 23.-The situation
at Talequah is becoming uneasy.
The downings refuse to meet in the
council chamber with the nationals
and show disposition to filibuster until
the thirty days prescribed by law are
up at which time the matter of count
ing the vote for chief must be referred
to the United States authorities. The
downings complain that an armed
force of guards is continually kept in
the senate chamber and insisted that
they are to be used to coerce their
senators-therefore they stay away.
1t is now said that an agreement can
be made to send the question up to the
United States Attorney General with
the Cherokee laws on the subject and
let him decide the matter as many
believe the question must soon be set
tied to prevent bloodshed. War talk
is again being INDUCED in quite
freely
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gallant charge. The battle was now com.
paratively ended, and by noon the ConfedsI-
Rtes were in full retreat, with Lovells divs-
sion acting as a rear guard. Rosecrans
decided, however, not to begin pursuit until
the next day. For this delay he was greatly
blamed by Cen Grant, but the former jus
titled it on the ground that his men were
worn out by two days OF fighting and two
sleepless nights Of preparation, movement
and march. When begun, the pursuit proved
to be unavailing, and, with the exception o:
one or two slight affairs, the Confederates
continued their march uninterrupted to Rip
ley and thence to Holly SPRING.
On both sides the loss was heavy, and as the
duration Of the fighting on the second day in
and around Corinth did not exceed an hour.
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n8E1O4 OF us IT1Euo GEG- 6ACAEl&2A4s
Lincoln, and threw the solid vote Of Indiana
for the 'trail splitter" At the break
ing out Of the war Hackelman YVES
commissioned colonel OF the Sixteenth
Indiana Volunteers, and President Lincoln
sought the first favorable opportunity 70
promote him to the grade Of brigadier gem
eral Gen. Hackelmans brigade went into
The battle Of Corinth with l ,097 men, Of
whom 403 were killed and wounded. This
was the largest loss sustained by any one
brigade In that engagement Hackelman
was mortaIly wounded In the afternoon OF
tbs first days engagement. Bis last words
were, Il am dying, but die for my country
II we are victorious send my body home; il
not, bury me on the field" President Lin
coin autographed to Gen. Grant on the Sta Of
October: Il especially regret the death Of
Gen. Hackelman-S Those who knew Hackei-
man well believe that Il he hEd lived ~
would have been one Of the very great
names on the ron Of the arKnyJ
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By direction OF Gen Halleck, Gen. Pope,
In order TO invest the place. began . move
ment with an army Of 90 600 men from Com
merce, No, and On the Sd Of March he ar
rived In front OF New Madrid Finding that
the town was defended by strong earthWorn
ARMED with heavy artillery, In addition to .
number Of Confederate gunboats anchored
along the shore, and that there could b no
protected advances, he ordered bis troops into
camp until osigo guns could be received from
Cairo. Meanwhile, Col P1ummer with
several regiments Of infantry, some cavalry
and Q neld bAttsry, was sent TO occupy Point
Pleasant, twelve miles below on the Missouri
Ihors. Il was q hazardous undertaking, be-
causs the banks along which IL was necoasAEy
for the troops TO pas were commanded by
the enemy's gunboAts night and day. The
march was finally completed, however, and Q
suflcisnt number Of rife pits were dug In Q
few hours TO accommodate his little force.
Guns were 90 planted a. 70 present but .
urnAll mark, and when the next morning q
couple OF transports were deserted struggling
I'D the river with supplies for the Notifications.
thoy were astoniShOd by . storm OF round
shot and rife bullets that drove them back In
confusion. The blockade Of the Mississippi
was thus sRecsually established 1t this point,
and no more boats aftsrwArd attempted "a
pass on Q mission TO Island No 10.
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THE MISSISSIPPI.
Capture OF New Madrid and
Island No. 10.
OUR NAVY IN THE WEST.
Heroic Blue Jackets Who Made the FierO-
est Bombardment Of the War.


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What ID known In history as ssthe westsrn
campaign Of 1s62-es" had for it, object the
conquest Of the valley OF the Missis.iuDi and
the occupation of the linz of river and rail-
way communications vvh.r.hv ~. -.
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80 itOli IIe !. .eLsll' 'esourcss Oh Louisiana,
Arkansas ana Ie1As- AT the very beginning
OF the war the paramount importance Of The
Mississippi river was recognized by the mill
tary and political leaders On both sidea. n
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cApTuRe OF new MADRID.

The siege guns from Cairo arrived on
March II, and on the following night two re-
doubts were constructed and the guns placed
In battery within 800 yards Of the main
works OF the enemy In such . manner a. to
command both them and the river for some
distance above. Within thirty-six hours
from the time when these massive pieces Of
ordnance were In storage In Cairo they were
ready for q baptism by fire at New Madrid.
In the early morning light Of the 18th the
Confederates, surprised by the sudden ap-
pearance Of these works, felt OF their strength
with the pickets, but were stin further
amazed by the answering boom Of thirty-two
FOUNDERS hurting shot and she'll far within
their lines. Artillery now replied to artil-
lery, the gunboats participating, and the
cannonads continued vigorously all day.
Night came without advantage TO either
side, save that one Of the Federal guns had
been disabled But Is IL came It was fol-
lowed by one Of these sudden and severe tenn
pests peculiar to the southwest, In which al
the passionate violence OF nature seems
70 break loose The rain fell in
torrents, the lightning only served
to make the darkness more intense,
and the roar Of thunder was incessant.
A. early dawn the Federals reopened hre,
but Il met with no response. nor were there
any signs Of the foe. A reconnoitering party
cautiously advancing, clsmbered over the
Confederato inrrenchments; not soul was
20 be seen. Forts and town-an were de-
serted. Soldiers, citizens. nsgroes-au were
gone No; two men were found soonoiy
asleep. The evacuation had been so silently
conducted that they were not disturbed
Large stores Of provisions and ammunl1loL
were abandoned Suppers were LETT uPor
the tables untouched The private bagEAg'
OF the officers and the knapsackS OF the mel
fncumbered the tentA Candles were tounf
burning. The lnrger guns were spiked, cn
so imperfectly In the hurry OF evacnAtlol
that the spikes were removed In few hours
Thirty three cannon, several thousand stan'
~ s-',.S magazines stored with the materin
OF war, tents for an army Of 10000 men an
large number OF horses, mules and wagon
fell into the hands Of the victorAL TIL
achievement YVES gained with . los by th
Union troops OF but hfty-one killed an
wounded. The Confederate loss Is unknown
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ISLAND NO. 10.

This position, by reason Of it, natural adj
vantages, was regarded a. the chief barrier
60 the progress OF the Fsdsrals down the
Mississippi Although but . mile long and .
half mile wide, IL Is % situated In . sharr
bend OF the river ~ to command the approach
for miles and TO Be susceptible Of the strongest
kind Of Notifications Tho town Of New
Madrid, which e located on the upper or
northern portion Of the bend, was also occu-
pied by Confederate force Of 5000 troops
under command OF Gen. McCown- The dis
tance around the bend was about thirty miles,
whereas the distance across the peninsula
from Tiptonvills below TO the island did mos
exceed i've miles; hence Il was calculated By
the Confederates that. even II the Federals
obtained possession Of the Missouri side Of the
river, including New Madrid and Point Pleas
ant, the communication BY water TO Upton
vile, and thence by land acro8 the bend 20
Island No. 10, would stin remain intact
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:plscussIaR she Fast Train servfce.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Representatives
of all roads extending west from Chi
cago and st. Louis TO the Pacific coast
met this morning at the Office of CHR
man Abbott, of the Western Passenger
Association. The meeting was called
to discuss the action of the Burlington
road in declaring that it would inaugI-
rate fast train service from Chicago
to the Missouri river and Denver on
December 4th. The meeting session
partook of the nature of an informal
conference.
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A sTKRN WHEI. RA1E,

purchase the four steamers which he con-
verted into these powerful vssselG
The war records show that there were at least
nVe commanders named Ellet or Elicit. who took
part In these engagements on the Mississippi
They were: Charles Ellet. Jr., whose portrait
We give: Charles Elicit. Charles Rivers EIlet,
John A. Ellet and Alfred ". Ellet It is one of
the strange condolences Of tbs war, but adds to
the difficulties Of tho historian In illustrating this
series Of war papers. Numerous portraits of all
these men were secured, but - they were marked
Charles Ellet" or too often simply "MF. E1let :"
It required considerable research to positively
identity Charles Ellet, Jrl
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was killed and Gen. OglesbY, GftsrWard
governor Of Illinois. and . number Of colonies
Commanding regimentz az brigades were
wounded.
These two battles-Iuka and Corinth-re-
ieved the Army Of the Tennessee from all Inn
mediate danger, and in the latter part OF
October Grant began his arrangements for .
forward movement into the interior Of Missis-
sippi, with view TO the capture Of Vicks-
burg.
brig. Gen. Pleasant A. Hackelman, killed
at Corinth, was western man Of the lincoln
typo. In personal appearance he resembled
President Lincoln, and in mental and moral
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Landed safe I'm Canada.

OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. 23.-The de-
partment of justice has been notified
that Gadray and Lacette, the murder
ers of McLeish have been handed over
by the United States authorities and
safely lodged in jail at Regina. It was
reported that an attempt at rescue
would be made by friends OF the late
prisoners and the United States gov
eminent, at the request OF Sir Lionel
West. accordingly furnished guard to
the frontier where they were handed
over to a detachment of mounted
Doliea
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DOWN THE MIsslsslPPI.

Four days after the surrender Of Island No.
10, the squadron steamed down the river to
attack Fort Pillow, eighty mflea below. Mean
while tia battle Of Shiloh had been fought on
the 9th and It'll Of April. Apd events indicated
an impending conflict at Corinth- Gen Pope
was therefore directed to repair at once with
his forces to Pittsburg Landing, leaving only
woregiments with the feet. which by reason
of the impaired health Of Commodore Foots
was now transferred to the command OF Capt
c. II. Davis On the 10th Of Nay, q Confed-
crate hotIIlA came out from under the guns
OF Fort Pillow and made q desperate attempt
to destroy the Federal ironclads- A severe
engagement ensued. In which the latter were
roughly handled. and the Cincinnati and
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1E1re~ sam R.~Ing

CARRoLLTON, ILL.,, Nov. 23.-Forest
fires are raging in the woods along the
Illinois river and Macoupin creek in
this county and have destroyed thou
sands of rails. miles of fence and some
corn but no buildings of value. The
only fatality so far reported in connec-
ton with these fires is the death of
Evans n. Green who was burned in the
woods twenty miles southeast of here.
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qualities the ike
ness was still more
striking. The two
were intimate per-
sonal friends before
the war. In 1850
Haekelman, then
one OF the most
prominent Repubh-
cans In Indiana,
headed the delega-
ton from that State
to thu Chicago con-
vention, where be
seconded the nomi,
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New YORK, Nov. S.-ManageT
Byrne of the Brooklyn base ball club
says he has about concluded negotia-
tons for the purchase of Bushong from
the St. Louis club and that this is only
one step in a general base ball deal
whereby it is intended to equalize, as
far as possible, the playing strength OF
all the clubs in the American associa-
ton. Byrne denied that there is any
intention of transferring the franchise
of the Metropolitan club to Kansas
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THE EVACUATION OF coRlNTH.

It is unnecessary to dwell upon the details
Of this singularly dilatory movement. or the
manner In which these hundred and odd
thousand troops, all impatient 70 get at their
adversary, skirmisbed, accommodated and
marched hither and thithsr while thsy slowly
closed around the supposed stronghold For
the purposes Of narrative it Is enough to
know that after all OF the Immense show OF
fortfacations, long lines Of Entertainments,
batteries and imposing parades Of artillery,
the Confederates quietly slipped through the
fingers Of HaIleck, and lSttle more was left 70
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Ncg. %, 1887.
~ The Kansas City Live Stock Market IL
reported especially for the EMPoRIA DAILY
NEWS by FISH, KICK eco, Exchange build
ing. Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATTLE-ReceIpts, 700 head; market was
slow and weak.
Ho0s-Rece!pts, $500 head; market Sc high
er and active; bulk, e40OD415; tops, 500;
good heavy packers and shippers, e4.T614. so;
mixed packers, S4.6o0475s pfZs, e40564.z5.
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TURNED TRAITOR.
One of a Band of Youthful Bandits
Turns Traitor,
For Which He Is Coaxed to Cave
and Murdered.
A Son of Ham Hung by Mob IN
Maryland.
miscellaneous Notes Reported from
all Quarters.
KiIled by HIS As.ociate..

SEoUIN, Tex, Nov. 23.-Martin Rob
ertson and James Bromley, white boys,
each seventeen years of age, were yes
terday sentenced to the pen for life for
having decoyed Archie Henry, their
companion, into cave and murdered
him. The three boys ran away
and confederated together for the pur-
pose of committing highway robbery
and other depredations. Young Henry
informed the authorities of their thefts
and it was for this reason that his as
sociates killed him.
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r,Issour,.s Taxable property

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. o.
The total valuation for taxation of real
and personal property in the state, as
given by the state auditor, is SOL $685.
sos, slight increase over 1886. The
valuation of property in st. Louis is
S215, 199, $50; in Jackson county, $751;
700. $50; in st. Louis county, $40 ,O03 800;
Saline county, $40, ISL 800; in Nodaway
county, SIC, 029 ,565. The railway prop
erty in the state is valued at $45, $3.50,
627.64; telegraph, $685., 701 81; bridges,
81, $50, 900. These items make the total
taxable wealth of the state, 1851 1854. :
$40. o..
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At Chieage.

CHICAGO, III, Nov. q, 1851.
and unchanged; light 4-5004e0; rough pack
ing, q 5004.60; mixed and heavy packing azd
shipping. s4.HO052o.
CATTLE-Receipts, Il 600 head; market was
dull and weak. beeYes, 4.2565.O0; stockerB
500.
SHEEP-Receipts, 10000 head; market dull
slow and lower; common to choice natives
s24O04y00; lambs, e36055O0.
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Eaunlfztne their strength.

Legrande retired at so miles and
laps. Littlewood is trying to lower the
worlds AZ hour record of 230 miles.
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a 100000 Fire in New Jersey

EEGLEwooD. n. j., Nov. 22.-The
Atheneum. large brick block, was
burned early this morning. a number
of stores occupied the ground floor,
and the loss on stock will amount to
&c, COO, with about s25, 600 insurance
the loss on building is Sc, 900, with
81, 900 insurance.